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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Source of truthOfficial statute · enacted 1881 · verified 2026-06-26Read on the official source

Landmark cases on this Act

Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra · 2014

Addressed territorial jurisdiction for a s.138 dishonoured-cheque complaint, tying it to the drawer's bank where the cheque is dishonoured — later modified by the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2015.

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